That's part of it. Most of the players don't seem hungry at all. I wonder if guys like Bev and Brewer getting paid had anything to do with their decline. Others though are just on the downside of their careers. There's no getting around it.
Clearly, the Rockets are not trying to win! The first round pick means more to the Rockets than making the playoffs, and I agree!
Part of it is who JB played. Remember that KJ and Capela helped lead that comeback win against the Thunder. Who were we relying on in crunchtime at Dallas? Terry and Brewer. And I don't know what the hell was going on with the rotations vs the Suns. The lack of consistency in substitutions and playing time ain't helping. And you add on top of that a bunch of guys on this team having already mentally checked out and it's not a shock they can't beat the Suns or an injury-depleted Dallas team.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Lots of meaty quotes from the victorious Suns. <a href="https://t.co/9wcE4IVyzT">https://t.co/9wcE4IVyzT</a> <a href="https://t.co/doBFJpCedT">pic.twitter.com/doBFJpCedT</a></p>— Calvin Watkins (@calvinwatkins) <a href="https://twitter.com/calvinwatkins/status/718283173352890368">April 8, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">SportsLine model now has Jazz at 77% chance of reaching playoffs, Mavs at 84%. Rockets have fallen by 40% since Monday.</p>— Hardwood Paroxysm (@HPbasketball) <a href="https://twitter.com/HPbasketball/status/718444348577218560">April 8, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Rockets odds to make postseason falls to 40 % after loss to Suns. Before the game it was 59% <a href="https://t.co/EKzjoCFJGx">https://t.co/EKzjoCFJGx</a></p>— Calvin Watkins (@calvinwatkins) <a href="https://twitter.com/calvinwatkins/status/718437678136463360">April 8, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The great Pat Beverley. <a href="https://t.co/K15X0JvpTM">https://t.co/K15X0JvpTM</a> <a href="https://t.co/hJ2n3usIIG">pic.twitter.com/hJ2n3usIIG</a></p>— Calvin Watkins (@calvinwatkins) <a href="https://twitter.com/calvinwatkins/status/718280349600608258">April 8, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
its gotta be a joke. we lost to he mavs and the suns when we're supposed to be fighting for our playoff lives. april fools jokes isnt just for the first day of april in clutch city. every day of april is april fools if you're a rockets fan. im sure silver will announce rockets did win both games and we have have a playoff spot. all is well in houston rockets bas(s)ketball